K. T. Nguyen is a former magazine editor. Her features have appeared in Glamour, Shape, and Fitness. After graduating from Brown University (just barely), she spent her twenties and thirties hopping from New York City to Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, and San Francisco. She's now settled just outside Washington, D.C. with her family and their adopted terrier Alice.
Awards: Anthony (2025), Agatha (2025) see all
Genres: Mystery
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Valley of the Moms (2026)
Hannah Selinger
"Keenly observed, Valley of the Moms is a tense and twisty dive into the toxic power dynamics of wealthy suburbia, where 'good' zip codes mask petty grudges, unspoken rules, and corrosive secrets. Selinger's multidimensional characters and deft use of dual timelines reeled me in and kept me guessing until the very end."

Warning Signs (2026)
Tracy Sierra
"A taut survival thriller with heart, Warning Signs is an incisive exploration of mother-son relationships, the examples we set for our sons, and greed--all wrapped up in a terrifying, high-altitude adventure novel. Sierra cranks the tension up, up, up before launching us into a pulse-pounding life-or-death chase. I inhaled this book in one sitting."

Mask of the Deer Woman (2025)
Laurie L Dove
"Mask of the Deer Woman is a creepy, atmospheric page-turner and a thoughtful exploration of identity and belonging. Dove's detailed descriptions plunge the reader into the world of an Oklahoma reservation and its troubled inhabitants. Above all, this immersive debut is an ode to women's resilience and the powerful bonds between mothers and daughters."
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